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'''''Ericameria discoidea''''', commonly known as '''whitestem goldenbush '''or''' sharp-scale goldenweed'''<ref name=rosetyler/><ref name=drmarthajones/> is a species of flowering shrub in the family [[Asteraceae]]. This plant is native to the [[western United States]] from [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], and [[Montana]].<ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ericameria%20discoidea.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]</ref><ref name=drmarthajones>[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Ericameria+discoidea Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Ericameria discoidea'' (Nutt.) G. Nesom, rayless goldenbush, whitestem goldenbush ]</ref> |
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''Ericameria discoidea'' grows in clumpy thickets on rocky slopes. It is a small [[shrub]] reaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters (16 inches). It has many erect branches covered in a foliage of [[Leaf shape|oval-shaped leaves]] coated in dense white woolly fibers and tiny stalked [[resin]] [[Gland (botany)|glands]]. Atop each short branch is an [[inflorescence]] of many [[Head (botany)|flower heads]], each packed with sometimes as many as 70 [[disc floret]]s that bloom in golden yellow and wilt to a rusty orange. There are no [[ray florets]].<ref name=rosetyler>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066517 Flora of North America, Whitestem goldenbush, sharp-scale goldenweed, ''Ericameria discoidea'' (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom]</ref> |
''Ericameria discoidea'' grows in clumpy thickets on rocky slopes. It is a small [[shrub]] reaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters (16 inches). It has many erect branches covered in a foliage of [[Leaf shape|oval-shaped leaves]] coated in dense white woolly fibers and tiny stalked [[resin]] [[Gland (botany)|glands]]. Atop each short branch is an [[inflorescence]] of many [[Head (botany)|flower heads]], each packed with sometimes as many as 70 [[disc floret]]s that bloom in golden yellow and wilt to a rusty orange. There are no [[ray florets]].<ref name=rosetyler>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066517 Flora of North America, Whitestem goldenbush, sharp-scale goldenweed, ''Ericameria discoidea'' (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom]</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. discoidea
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Ericameria discoidea, commonly known as whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed[2][3] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. This plant is native to the western United States from California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana.[4][3]
Ericameria discoidea grows in clumpy thickets on rocky slopes. It is a small shrub reaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters (16 inches). It has many erect branches covered in a foliage of oval-shaped leaves coated in dense white woolly fibers and tiny stalked resin glands. Atop each short branch is an inflorescence of many flower heads, each packed with sometimes as many as 70 disc florets that bloom in golden yellow and wilt to a rusty orange. There are no ray florets.[2]
References
- ^ The Plant List Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Whitestem goldenbush, sharp-scale goldenweed, Ericameria discoidea (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G. Nesom, rayless goldenbush, whitestem goldenbush
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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